Tenants' strike of 1907
| Tenants’ strike of 1907 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Conventillo of Buenos Aires | |||
| Date | August - October 1907 | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | High rents, low wages | ||
| Goals | Eight-hour day, rent decreases, salary increases | ||
| Methods | Rent strike | ||
| Resulted in | Strike suppressed | ||
| Parties | |||
| Lead figures | |||
Miguel Pepe † | |||
The Tenants' Strike or Broom Strike of 1907 was a popular movement against the rise in rents in tenant houses in the city of Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities, popularly called conventillos. The strike began in August 1907, it lasted approximately 3 months and more than one hundred tenants participated in the movement, with thirty-two thousand workers on strike. It had a significant presence of anarchist and socialist activists.